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KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Kavesuler 29 With the moft iifctrt-felt forrow, we communicate to the public, the mournful intelligence, that the right were 'wove in the neighbourhood. 5ne of them hasj enough lot for two more gowns. A laudable example to all young women. I have feen iome of the filk, and think jit excellent. If young woman I was obliged to ratfe and reel filk enough fo it wedding 1 -own, before fte could marry, a great quantity would! be raifed in a little time.

For ihe like compenfotion to fte fecietxry ficen of the fevcral departments of the trcalury a. I United States, including clerks and attendants, and the Crime, the cfpcttive land three hundred V.v., 3 U. For the like compcnfatidbs to the ftcretajyi of. Iqcfoj, of the department of fiate, fix -thouUnd'ib I hundred dollars. CHARLESTON, (S.C.) December 8.

For the like compenfations to the lecietaiy tad CWuoAJthali' hundred dollars. totlw Jar fi build anti. two doll Jar tl hundred includir an for Yefteiday landed, from on boardfty-ftip Juno, of federal troops, under the command of captain Mills, of the fccond United 1 1 --For the like compenfistions fo the members ef States regiment. We underftand they are fo Join cap- hoard of commlftonenfor the feitlemcat of the at tain Robertss company, raifed in this city, and pro cccd to the Reck -Landing, on the frontiers of Gear RICHMOND, January 27, honourable the earl of Effingham, our late worthy and much refpetted governor, expired between the hours of- five and fix tnis morning. He had been removed fiom the king houfe to the Government-Fen, --on Thurfday lalt, in the view of getting him on board one of his maiefts lhips to try the benefit of the fea air, but having refilled all itnportwnoea to a chacgt of fituation, while any hopes remained, fuch a mca-fare was then found to be pore likely to accclcratf than retard the event fo much deprecated.

Our readers will recoiled that the lady of this much efbtemed and beloved nobleman died not Itfig fince Off her paffage from Jamaica to The 19th regiment, which lately left this tumid. Was reviewed at Hilllty, fifteen days alter its arrival in Great-Britain and it was then found that there were fifty men above the nfual compliment. It is laid, that fuch a circumftance had never before occurred in any part of the army that had been on a foreign eftab. liftmen and that captain OConner, to whofe exertions it was owing, had been prefented to major-general Hyde, who promifed to make a proper reprefentatton to hit toajefty. ELIZABETH-TOWN, February 1.

On Tuefday evening laft the froll was (b fevere, that Madeira wine froze in decanters Banding in clo-1 lets, and ahtunonial and fpirits of wine, were alfo frozen in the apothecaries ftops in this city. We learn that on Thurfday was fo firm at Norfolk that people palled over toPo mouth upon it. t-u- For- fubfifte tions in ninety Fori ANNAPOLIS, February 16. On Friday the tenth inflant, died in this city, his Excellency GEORGE PLATER, Efquirc, governor of this State. In his public charatter, which commenced with his earlieSt manhood, and terminated only by his death, he was the firm and decided advocate of the rights of man, and was distinguished by a warm and zealous adherence to the principles of the late revolution In private life, he lived an.

amiable, and died an honeft, man, exempt from all fufpicion of improper attions, warm in his afFettions, and unbounded in his philanthropy. On the next day his remains were refpeftfully attended by the honourable the members of the council, the officers of State, and a numerous company of citizens, to South river, on the way to Sotterly, his feat in St. Marys county, there to be deposited in the family vault. feiy-th KtL 1 iparta fiat he ecu for jrttefti (even tl Bfor iJbi priatioi forget fo afl debt 0 fo fu ad thi forplus year, ud al ordi latisfy 3 By his Excellency James Brice, Efquirc, OVERNOR of MARYAN counts between the United States ad the iodiridad kUtes; including clerks and nttendaqa thirteen tbu-Sand bundred dbllars. uT For the like compensations to the gov croon, judges and other officers ol the Weltero territory of the United States, including contingencies, eleven thoufand dob lars.

1 For the payment of the annual grant to Bated pufuant to an att of congrefs, two thoufand five hundred dollars. a For the payment of fundry penfions granted by fte late government, two tbOuland feven hundred and fix. -feven dollars, and feventy-three cents. or defraying all other1 incidental -and contingent expdpccs of the civil lift eftabliftment, including fire, wood. Stationary; together with the printing work, and dll other contingent expences of the two houfes of congrefs, rent and office expences of the three fevcral departments, namely, treafury, ftate, war, and of the general board of commiffioners, twenty-one thoufand five hundred and fifty-five dollars, and eighty -three cehts.

And be it further enaSed, That the compcnfation to the door-keepers of the two houles, for Services which have been heretofore rendered or may be rendered in the reccfo of congrefs for the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety -two," and certified by the prefi. dent of the fenate or fpeaker of the houfe of reprefea-tatives, in manner required by law, for like fenrices during feffions, ftall be difeharged out of the money herein before appropriated for the contingent expences of the two houfes ot congrefs. And be it further enaSed, That for difeharging certain" liquidated claims upon the United States, for making good deficiencies in former appropriations for the fupport of the civil-lift eftabliftment, and for aiding the fund appropriated for the payment of certain officers of the coarts, jurors and witneffes, and for the! eftabliftment of ten cutters, there (hall be appropriated' fnm of money not exceeding one hundred and nine-ty-feven thoufand, one hundred and nineteen dollars, and forty-nine cents: that is to fay, For difeharging a balance dne on a liquidated claim of his molt Chriftitn majefty againft the United States for fupplies daring the late war, nine thoufand and twenty dollars, and fixty-eight cents. For payment of the principal and intereil on a liqsi dated claim of Oliver Pollock, late commercial agen of the United States, at New-Orleans, for fupplies 0 cloathing, arms and military ftores, during the lati one hundred and eight thoufand, fix hundre; and five dollars, and two cents: Provided, That thi faid monies be not paid to the faid Oliver Pollock; without the confent of the agents of the court Spain. For making good deficiences in the laft appropria tions for the compenfations to fundry officers of thi civil-lift eftabliftment, five thoufand four hundred am feventy-one dollars.

For defraying fundry authorifed expences to thi commiffioners of loans in the fevcral Slates, twenty thoufand dollars. For defraying a balance of certain liquidated an; contingent expences in the treafury-department, tw thoufand eight hundred dollars. For defraying the additional of the enn meration of the inhabitants of the United States, nine teen thoufand feven hundred and feventy-two dollar and feventy.nine cents. For making good a deficiency in former appropria tions, to difeharge the expences to clerks, jurors ant witneffes in the courts of the United States, five thou fand dollars. For the maintenance and repair of light-houfc: arnns.

ni-rs. (lakes and buovs. Sixteen thoufaW beacons, piers, flakes and buoys, fixteen Dj A PROCLAMATION. Appr Cl WHEREAS it is provided by the thirty -fecond article of the constitution and form of government, That upon the death, refignation, or removal out of this ftate, of the governor, the firtt named of the council, for the time being, ftall aft as governor, and qualify in the fame manner, and ftall imiue- diately call a meeting of the general aSTembly, giving not lefs than fourteen days notice of the meeting, at which meeting a governor ftall be ap pointed in manner afortfaid tor the refidue of the whereas his excellency George year. And whereas his excellency lofas "'thi! of 1 Mr.

William" Auguftus Bowles, who fome time ago appeared in London in the charatter of an Indian chief, was not an Indian by birth, but an Anglo American, from Maryland who being of an unsettled, roving, and enterprifing difpofiaon, attached hmrieU to one of the Indian nations, became enamoured ol a favage life, and, which is perhaps more excufable, of afsvage girl, whom he married; then fettled among hfcr friends, and is now by adoption, though not by birth, an Indian warrior. PITTSBURG, 'January 28. The legillature of this ftate have paffed a law for railing 250 expert riflemen, for fix months, to pro ted our frontiers. The governor is to appoint the officers, and each man to receive 50s. per month.

It is hoped that the frontier inhabitants will not be too precipitate in removing, as this corps will be imr mediately raifed, when they will be fecurcd from the depredations of their favage neighbours. PHILADELPHIA, February 6. From the Quebec Herald. Halifax, September 27. Free fettlement on the coall of Africa.

THE Sierre Leone company, willing to receive into their colony fuch free blacks as are able to produce to their agents, lieutenant Clarkfon, of his majefty navy, and Mr. Lawrance Hariftorn, of Halifax, or either of them, fatisfaftory testimonials of their cha. ratten, more particularly as to the honefty, fobriety, and induftry, think it proper to notify in an explicit manner upon what terms they will receive at Sierra Leone, thofe who bring with them written certificates fcf approbation from either of the faid agents, which certificates they are hereby refpettively authorifed to grant or withhold at diferetion. It it therefore declared by the company. That every free black, upon producing fuch a certificate, (hall have a grant of not lefs than twenty acres of land for himfelf, ten for his wife, and five for every thild, upon fuch terms and fubjett to fuch charges and obligations, with a view to the general profpenty of the company, as ftall hereafter be fettled by the company, in refpett to the grants of lands to be made by them to all fettlers, whether black or white.

That for all ftores, provifions, Ac. fupphed from the companys warehoufes, the company ftall receive an equitable compcnfation, according to fixed rules, extending to the blacks and whites indiferiminately. That the civil, military, perfonal, and commercial rights and duties of blacks and whites, ftali be the fame, and fecured in the fame manner. And for the full affurance of perfonal protection from flavery to all fuch black fettlers, the company have fubjoined a copy of a claufe contained in the aft of parliament, whereby they are incorporated, viz. f.

Provided alfo, and be it further enatted, that it ftall not be lawful for the faid company, either direttly or indirettly, by itfelf or themfelves, or by the agents or fervants of the faid company, or other lie hovHoever, to deal or traffic in the buying or felling of laves, or in any manner whatfoever to have, hold, appropriate, or employ any perfon or perfons in a ftate of flavery, in the Service of the faid company. Given under our hands, London, 2d Augufl, 1721. Directors. Henry Thornton, chairman, Phi. chair-mn, Charles Middleton, William Wilberforce, Granville Sharp, John Kingllon, Samuel Parker, lofeph Hardcaftlc, Thomas Clarkfon, Vickeris Taylor William Sanford, Thomas Eldred, George lor, William Btts 1(5 sljoin ile Plater, Efquirc, late governor of this ftate, departed this life on Friday the tenth inllant, 1 have therefore, in virtue of the above power and direttions, appointed Monday the fecond dy of April next for the meet-ing and holding of the general aSTembly of this ftate, of which the Several Sheriffs are hereby enjoined to give public and due notice.

GIVEN at the city of Annapolis, under the feal of the ftate of Maryland, this fifteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thou-fand feven hundred and ninety-two. JAMES BRICE. By his excellencys command, T. Johnson, junior, fee. GOD SAVE THE STATE.

ad till I bins none; 'file itidi fine view 1111 pron site Ip Pi SfJ I. 1 dollars. For the expence of keeping prifonen committed un der the authority of the United States, four thonlsm dollars. For the expence of clerks and books in rj81D the public fecurities, two thoufand four hundred an fifty dollars. For the purchafc of hydrometers for the ofe 01 officers in the execution of the laws of revenue ont thoufand dollars.

1 For the farther expence of building snd equipp1 ten cutters, two thoufand dollars. And be it further tnaAed, That for the fupport the military eftabliftment of the United States, in ilillAlfoSJ VIVftViUUUIVIH Wl SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. At the firft feffion, begun and held at the city of Phi ladelphia, in the ftate of Pennfylvania on Monday the twenty-fourth of Ottober, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety.one. An ACT making appropriations for the fupport of government for the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two. BE it enaSed by the Senate and Houfe of Repreftnta lives of the United States of America in Congrefs ajfemhlti.

That for the fervice of the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-twO, and the fupport of the civil lilt Of the United including the incidental and contingent expences of the fevcral departments and offices thereof, there ftall be appropriated a fum of money not exceeding three hundred and twenty nine thoufand, fix hundred and fifty -three dollars, and fifty-fix cents that is to fay. For the compenfations granted by law to the prefi dent of the United States, the vice-prefident, chief juftlde; affociate judges, and the attorney-general, fifty three thou fan! dollars. For the like compenfations to the diftritt judges, nineteen thoufand eight hundred dollars. For the like Compenfations to the members of the fenate and houfe of representatives, and the office? and attendants 'Of the houfes, estimated on a Tef. fion? of months continuance, and, including the travelling expences of the members, onehundred apt twenty-nine thoufand, feven hundred and thirty dob AI.

4 uuriv UOJ- Not 31 ,1 IkiXW. year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two, tj-payment of the annual allowances to the inya.w peu (toners of the United States, for defraying all Mj (toners ot the unitco otAteSg tor ocirijfiDj 1 Wolff. N. B. For the convenience of thofe who are poi.

feffed of property which they cannot difpofe of before their departure, the company will authorife an agent, fufficient from any proprietor i who; on receiving power for that purpofe, Shall fell the fame for his bene- jit, and remit the purchafc money, through the hands Of the company to fuch proprietor at Sierre Leone. WtiMltyGTON, February 4. 1 ,7 I 'f-. n-l' 1 rfi incident to the Indian department, and for defray the expences incurred in, the defenfive protection the frontiers againft the during the thoufand hundred and ninety, and one thou feven hundred and ninety -one; by, virtue of the au rity veiled in the prefident of the Umted States. the atts relative to military (eftabliftment, the twenty-ninth of September, fte ui hundred and nine, asd thirtieth of one thoufand feveq hundred and ninety, for no Appropriations have ben made, there (ha jjl propriktea 1 fum of money, five hupdr Aft From a corxeefowdxst.

fa thence between Christmas hd new-years day lift, were married three young women (two' at Kin-net and the other jit Bradford, Chifter" county in filk gofeat 6f their own rufinjj and feeling, and whith.